Interview with a blogger:  Doc Searls and Dan Gillmor  Dave's
doing a short interview with the pair, talking about their blogging
experience and embedded journalists in a journalism organization.

Ed Cone's panel:

• Josh is discussing his Clark interview.  Ed posed the
  question “Why did your interview go on the weblog and not someplace
  else?”  Josh points out that the interview was couched from the
  beginning as web-destined.  “Never a question” it would be on the
  weblog in his mind.  Chose to not “sell” the interview. 
  Likes the control of the content, instant publishing allows for less
  scoops by other journalists.
• Glenn Reynolds talks about why he thinks Instapundit has
  grown.  The influence of his September 11 reporting. 
  Emphasized the “linking” of his site by others.  Never had a
  marketing or business plans.  “Link to a lot of people”.100,000 hits a day.  Ed drops a clever joke about hits and Adam Curry and Amsterdam.
• Scott is talking about “this thing called blogging” and how blogs
  are anti-structure and the “establishment” is all about structure, so
  there's a built-in conflict.  Discussing Salon as a blogging
  environment (he's an editor, managing editor, blogger and
  writer).  Mentions that one writer was offered a method to post
  without and editor, but the writer wanted the structure of the editor
  and works better that way.  Ed mentions his recent attendance at a
  shareholders meeting that was closed to the press, but he blogged it as
  a shareholder. 
• New question:  “Where can weblogs go?”  Josh: 
  “allow journalists to.. Hunter S. Thompson…campaign blogs…there's
  cetrain contexts where you cna repeat what people say and some that you
  can not.”
• Glenn:  “backstage” is a place where you can say what you want.  Some businesses can't function without a “backstage”.
• Scott:  exposes the “backstage of journalism”
• Multiple discussions about insiders and publishing, especially using disclosure as leverage.

Taking a break.  Can't keep up.

Intro by Berkman founder…gives Dave a book on Socrates.

Dave comes to the front and accepts with a smile. Discussing
reasons and purpose behind the conference. “Everything is on the
record”. Dave mentions that everything that we say is recorded
and for attribution unless stated otherwise, even in private
conversations.

Ground rules: good and bad questions about weblogs, mainly discussed to emphasize “What is a weblog?”

Dave's “hot topics” as a discussion starter:

• editing and weblogs (good, bad, right, wrong)
• does it make sense for the NYTimes to have a weblog.
  Amusing discussion between NYTimes.com editor and Doc Searls after Doc
  says that the nytimes.com is not a weblog
• Conferences as a weblog (people are live links and comments)
• “Second Superpower”
• Chris Lydon's interviews
• Presidential Politcs and weblogs, the “Dean phenom” and it's connections to the internet and weblogs (what now, next steps)

Opinionated comments by me.

• Adam Curry is here and has seemed to naturally sit in a spotlight.  (meant as an amusing comment, not mean)

Online at BloggerCon.  We're having DHCP problems, so this might be intermittent…

Day 3 News:

Went to Newbury Street.  Correct spelling this time, thank
you.  Commuter rail to North Station, green line to
Arlington.  Top of stairs, ahead two blocks.  We made the
quick walk and headed straight for Armani.  Mmmm…. cashmire
everywhere.  Tried on an “unconstructed” sport coat that was over
$2500.  Wanted it, badly, but not that stupid.

(Sorry for the short sentences.  Very late, very very tired.)

Shopped for 6 hours straight on Newbury, took a cab to “Fan-y'all”, a
great center city Boston attraction.  Met ChianHwa, Jason's wife
and saw her (goregous) offices.  Took a 10 minute walk to the
North End and ate fab Italian at Il Panino.  I had the filet
migion and Tammy had a veal house special.  Both were easily the
best we'd had–no exaggeration.  Went around the corner to Mike's
Pastry (feat. on Food Network) and bought Tiramisu, canoli (sp.) and an
apple “thingy”.  All were good.

Headed for bead.  I'll be blogging during the day as the
conference unfolds.  I'll be hitting it hard for another 15 hours,
this time as a blogger-geek.

-Jason and ChianHwa (our hosts) have a beautiful home in Boxboro.  I got a whirlwind tour from Jason this morning, showing me the way to the commuter rail station and some of the sights and places.  We'll take the train into Boston, hop on the subway and take it to Arlington station, our first stop, and head to Newberry Street to unload some cash on the Boston economy.

Got a lunch suggestion?  Call me on my cell at 417-619-1529.

Hello from cold Boxboro, MA.  We made it without issue, although it could have been shorter and we'd be happy.  We made a side trip to Niagra Falls–photos and movies will follow later.  We'll be spending our Friday in Boston, shopping on Newberry Street.  Sleeping now, more tomorrow for sure.

Leaving this morning. Cold, like fall should be. Official mileage: 796.6. Might stop at Niagra Falls on the way, only two hours.